Hair cutter



NOV. 17, 1931 w s 1,832,289

HAIR CUTTER Filed Nov. 21. 1928 I 4 Af/jn Patented Nov. 17, 1931 UNITED STATES FRANK FEW'INS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,,ASSIGNOR F ONE-FOURTH TO DANIEL PATENT oFFIcE v J. w. HUNTINGTON, or ros ANeELEs, CALIFORNIA HAIR CUTTER Application filed November 21, 1928. "Serial No.'320,951."

This invention relates to barbers equipment, and pertains more particularly to hair' cutters of the shear type.

My invention contemplates an improved hair cutter of the class described in my United States Letters Patent No.'1,615,328, issued to me January 25, 1927.

Among the objects of this invention, it is intended to provide a superior device over 15 the one set forth in my above cited patent.

Another object is to provide a power device for trimming hair that may be used in lieu of the ordinary barber shears with gfeater facility and speed than is now possi- Another object is to provide a device having power driven shears adapted to perform a combined drawing and shearing action and to cooperate with a comb mounted upon said He device in such a manner that the comb may be controlled by the same hand that holds the device for operation.

Another object is to provide a device of the character described that is simple, durable,

L, has few moving parts, presents .a neat workmanlike appearance, is small and compact and may be easily held by one hand and such a device that lends itself readily to economy of manufacture.

Briefly stated, my invention may be said to reside in the parts, arrangement of parts and in the combination of parts, to produce a hair trimmer of the character described, having the foregoing recited characteristics.

that may be developed in the specifications and claims, constitute my invention, one em- I bodiment of which is shown and illustrated T1410 by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which: a

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device, complete; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the comb mechanism particularly; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end view, showing the shear actuating arrangement.

Referring to the drawings and particular- 150 1y to Fig. 1, my device is seen to comprise three major. elements, namely, the handle or gripping member A, the shears B and the combC. v vThe coordinating elements whereby these majorflelements are combined into a, functioning unit, will now be fully described.

Thehandle A is shown'as being ovoid in shape, but the shape is optional; there being no requirement in this respect beyond the ease of gripping. Passing through the han dle lengthwise, is a rot'atable'shaft which, at its outer end, may be adapted to make a coupling with any ordinary' fle'xible drive connection (not shown). -Mounted at the opposite end of the han'dle A is a plate 11 suitably secured thereto and having a tongue 12'extending across the face near'the upper edge thereof. In mountingthe stationary shear 13, the tongue. 12 tsinto a groove 14 on the base 20 of the shear'13 and serves as a rigid guide mounting for the shear which is rigidly held in place by a screw threaded bolt 15 passing through said tongue and groove. The bolt 15 is further-utilized to hold the clip, 16 'againstthe base 20 of the stationary shear 13 in such a manner that the clip 16 may be rigid. The clip 16 is provided with a barrel 21 adaptedto rotatably receive the extended portion 22 of the top of the comb C. The end of the portion 22 is bent up'atright angles 'asshown at 23' and is provided with a ring 24 at its outer end. It is evident that the ring- 24 lies in a position whereby a finger of the handholding the device mayv be inserted therethroughand the angle of the comb controlled, thereby deter mining the lengthofthehair' left uncut.

This feature is bestillustrated in Fig. 3, I

for theshear 28 is carried in the base 20 of 7 the shear 13. This structure permits of fine adjustment of the stroke of the shear 28. It

bination of an eccentric and a slidable pivot point, causes the shear 28 to draw along the" shear 13 at the time of shearing, thus imparting a double cutting actionto the shear, namely, a drawing and a shearing action.

I This feature is'best illustrated in Fig. 4

wherein the dotted line position shows the location of-the shear 28 in its altered position.

It will be seen that the invention embodies a simplehair-cutting instrument in which both the stationary blade and the movable blade have shank portions which are of less length than their cutting portions, the power driven shaft being eccentrical ly connected with the shank of the movable shear,-said shaft extending atsubstantially a right angle to the plane in which the movable shear moves. I a The foregoing description is confinedto one embodiment of my invention, but inasmuchas various alterations and changes can be made therein, I reserve the right to make such modifications, and refinements as do not depart from the scope of the specifications nor the spirit of theclaims.

I claim: l d

1. In a hair cutting mechanism, ahandle. a stationary shear fixed to said handle at right angles thereto, a movable shear cooperating with said fixed shear to perform a cutting action, and power operated mechanism for driving said movable shear, said mechanism comprising a shaft adapted tobe driven by power, an eccentric pin on the end of said shaft engaging the base of said movable shear and'a pivot point adapted to sl-i'dably and pivotally' engage-said movable-shear point intermediate said eccentric point and the cutting edge of said movable shear.

3. In a hair cutting mechanism, a handle, a stationary shear fixed to said handle, a movable shear cooperating with said fixed shear to perform a cutting action, a comb having finger control means controllably mounted on said fixed shear, and power operated mechanim for driving said movable shear, said mechanism comprisinga shaft adapted to be driven by power, an eccentric pin on the end of said shaft engaging the base of said movable shear, and a pivot engaging said movable shear at a point intermediate said eccentric pin and the cutting edge of said movable shear;

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at a point intermediate said eccentric point and the cutting edge of said movable shear.

2. In a hair cutting mechanism, a'handle,

a stationary shear'fixed to said handle at right angles thereto, a movable shear cooperating with said fixed shear to perform power, an eccentric pin on the end of said shaft engaging thebase of said movable shear and a pivot point adapted to slidably andpivotal ly engage said movableshear' at a 

